Heavy hitters to dominate LinuxWorld

DOMINANT LINUX PLAYERS including IBM and HP are proving to be the chief beneficiaries of Linux's rising financial fortunes in the enterprise as smaller Linux-only companies struggle for survival.

The industry's top-tier companies will use this week's LinuxWorld Expo in New York to roll out a raft of Linux products that span from desktop to mainframe environments, reflecting the technology's strategic importance to cross-platform strategies and bottom-line performance.